Dakshin Sunamganj Upazila

Dakshin Sunamganj (Bengali: দক্ষিণ সুনামগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]

South Sunamganj

দক্ষিণ সুনামগঞ্জ
Upazila
Location of Dakshin Sunamganj in red
Country Bangladesh
DivisionSylhet Division
DistrictSunamganj District
Area
 • Total303.17 km2 (117.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total183,881
 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Dakshin Sunamganji, Dokkhin Shunamgoinji/Sunamgonji/Shunamgonji/Sunamgoinji
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitesouthsunamganj.sunamganj.gov.bd

Formerly part of Sunamganj Sadar Upazila, it was formed as a separate upazila in 2007.[2]

Geography

Dakshin Sunamganj is located in between 24°49' and 25°10' north latitudes and in between 91°14' and 91°27' east longitudes. It has a total area of 303.17 square kilometres (117.05 sq mi).

Demographics

Dakshin Sunamganj has a total population of 183,881, per the 2011 census. The literacy rate and school attendance is below average of the Sunamganj District, with 32.3% and 43.8% respectively. There are 8 unions within the upazila, with a total of 107 mauzas and 171 villages.[2]

With over 32,000 households, majority (80.6%) of these are kancha or kucha houses which are made from mud or clay, while a few are semi or full pucca houses. A small minority of these houses have access to sanitary latrine (29.2%), majority have non-sanitary latrine (60.4%) and 10.4% do not have toilet facilities available. Electricity within the upazila was available to 38.4% of the population.[2]

Predominantly the population is Muslim (90.3%), a small minority is Hindu (9.7%), and very few following other religions.[2]

Administration

Dakshin Sunamganj Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Dargapasha, Joykalash, Paschim Birgaon, Paschim Pagla, Patharia, Purba Birgoan, Purba Pagla, and Shimulbak. The union parishads are subdivided into 102 mauzas and 171 villages.[3]

References
  1. Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, ed. (2012), "Dakshin Sunamganj Upazila", Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. Population & Housing Census 2011 Archived 2015-11-13 at the Wayback Machine Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Sunamganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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